By the end of the night, after the M-V-P chants and celebratory hugs, after his mom broke in tears and he said his girlfriend, WNBA star A’ja Wilson, was about to break into tears beside him, Bam Adebayo condensed the night to eight words.

“It’s Wilt, me and Kobe, which sound crazy,’’ he said.

Crazy. Irrational. Delusional. And ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic is attempting to bring his daughters to the United States from his native Slovenia after separating from his fiancée, according to reports.

His former fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, 28, has filed a petition in California seeking child support and attorney fees from Doncic. One of Doncic's daughters was with him for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Wham, Bam, pfft.

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night, the second most in an NBA game in history, surpassing Kobe Bryant's iconic 81 points two decades ago.

Congrats to Adebayo, I guess.

The way it went down was highly questionable. Nothing romantic or real about it. We thought flopping and foul-baiting...Read more

NEW YORK — Tuesday’s self-imposed deadline to reach a new collective bargaining agreement in hopes of beginning the 2026 WNBA season on time elapsed despite a 12-hour negotiating session between the league and WNBPA.

The all-nighter took place at the Langham Hotel in Midtown Manhattan with players Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Alysha ...Read more

MIAMI — Jai Lucas or Jon Scheyer? Who deserved to win the ACC Coach of the Year award?

Voters overwhelmingly chose Scheyer, coach of top-ranked and dominant-in-every-way Duke, over University of Miami first-year coach Lucas, who directed the biggest turnaround in the nation, transforming Hurricanes men’s basketball from a 7-24 team into a ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The NCAA claims to hold 92 championships in 24 sports for its member institutions, and of those, one is known to make a profit.

Which is why the NCAA will soon expand its men’s basketball tournament from 68 teams to pick-your-number. This is about survival.

“It’s inevitable,” TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie ...Read more

MIAMI — So what do you do when you are lacking Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Kel’el Ware?

You give the ball at the start to Bam Adebayo and get out of the way.

In a performance that surpassed anything put together in Heat franchise history by LeBron James or Dwyane Wade or even almost anything in NBA history, Adebayo set ...Read more

Maryland men’s basketball isn’t ready to end its season just yet.

Facing a one-and-done scenario, the Terps scored the game’s first nine points and 21 of the first 29 to blitz Oregon, 70-60, in a Big Ten tournament first-round game Tuesday evening at the United Center in Chicago.

Maryland (12-20), the No. 17 seed, ended a four-game skid ...Read more

MIAMI — So what do you do when you are lacking Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Kel’el Ware?

You give the ball at the start to Bam Adebayo and get out of the way.

In a performance that surpassed anything put together in Heat franchise history by LeBron James or Dwyane Wade or even almost anything in NBA history, Adebayo set ...Read more

BROOKLYN — Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren might've had their best game together since becoming teammates in the summer of 2022. They scored a combined 47 points, leading the Pistons to a 138-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.

Duren led the way with a game-high 26 points on 9-of-10 shooting. Cunningham ...Read more

The San Antonio Spurs are a daunting matchup for any NBA team. The Boston Celtics made them sweat Tuesday night despite playing more than half of the game without three important rotation players.

But in the end, the unique talents of Victor Wembanyama proved too much for Boston to handle.

With Jaylen Brown ejected late in the second quarter ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey will miss at least three weeks with a tendon injury in the pinkie finger on his right hand, the Philadelphia 76ers announced Tuesday evening.

The diagnosis comes following consultation with multiple hand specialists, including a review of additional imaging, the team said. This injury is to the same finger that ...Read more

CHICAGO — Illinois’ 78-72 win over Maryland on Sunday in the regular-season finale wasn’t the most inspiring outing as the Illini head into Big Ten Tournament play this week at the United Center.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood told reporters he thought his team lacked some enthusiasm and energy early in the game. The 11-20 Terrapins, who ...Read more

Steve Kerr pondered a question from a local Salt Lake City reporter before a recent game in Utah.

If the Golden State Warriors’ coach was commissioner for a day, what would he change about the league? Kerr, never having been shy to share his opinion on a variety of topics pertaining to both basketball and politics, took a moment to consider ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for directing an "inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official" during the Lakers' win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, the NBA announced.

The moment came during the third quarter when Doncic didn't get the charge call after stepping in front ...Read more

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr often notes that, even at their most depleted, even the worst NBA team employs professional hoopers who can beat any other team on a given night.

The tumbling Utah Jazz, sitting their best players — injured and healthy — proved that again late Monday night in Utah by beating Golden State 119-116.

The ...Read more